Six.Eight Years

 6.8 Years

• We celebrated my birthday by going to Winchester Lake as a family. your interested in actually fishing was little this trip, but you loved squishing the worms between your fingers, picking wild apples from the tree, and playing on the play structure. 
• We made a quick trip out to Oregon so Dad could work a few shifts out there. Friday morning, Grandpa watched your kiddos while Grandma and I went to the temple. He tried taking you yard selling, but there wasn't much out there. After lunch, we raced over to watch Karl's cross country race. We had just watched the movie about cross country and you thought the boys in the movie were cute. So when we got there and there were all these high school boys nice and fit, I loved teasing you about them. You just rolled your eyes at me. Sonora was there, and you two were lost in your own worlds. Karl PR and placed fairly high. After all the runner came in, we lined you all up and had you all race through the archway. We ended the night at Dusty's celebrating all of the October birthdays. Saturday was a fun day. We helped Grandma and Papa clean out their attics. We pulled out all the boxes and toys and was able to give give away so much stuff. Auntie Annie had never gone through her boxes before, so she was in the piano room with over 20 boxes to go through. You loved seeing all her old things. She kept giving you random stuff animals and ceramic bowls that she made in high school. They were all prized possessions to you, but I was going crazy with having to take more more stuff. We spent the night at Lainey's and was able to go to church in Stayton. 
• We celebrated JoJo's birthday this month. It was hard for you to not be right in all the action at her party, but I let you crash the Barbie movie part. 
• Halloween is this month. You wanted to be so many different ideas, but when the Jones' brought over their box of costumes, you saw the Space Jam costume and got so excited. Sometimes, you are so random in what you like. I can never get you to pick a princess or ballerina. I really was pushing for a BYU Cheerleader, but nope, Space Jam. I can't complain, I was the same way when I was your age. Out of all the kids, you are most like me. I love how unique you are and never will let gender get in the way of stopping you from what you want or like. We went to the Zechmanns for a big party, hosted a Harry Potter dinner with the Smiths at our house, Trunk-o-treat with the church, and ended with Halloween out on the town. This year, they had hay rides at the city trunk-o-treat. We tried going house to house with kids this year. It got a little crazy trying to coordinate everyone. We ended up with you, Sam Stone, and Walter from your class. It was cold, but bearable this year. I did lose our keys, so Dad had to ran back to his car on main street and rescue us. 
• You got your reading buddy. It is a monkey (kind of ugly to be honest). You are so excited to fill out that chart every day. I also have been able to go in and start book club in your class. It has been great to be able to volunteer in your class. You are such a great reader. We are reading Stink and the Thumb War book.